Brush.



E. MELGHIOR.

BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED FEB, 6, 1903.

TH! NORRIS PETERS ca., was'mamn, D. c.

PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

ERNST MELCHIOR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BRUSH. 1

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed February 6, 1903- Serial No. 142.150.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST MELCHIOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes, which are fullyset forth in the following specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which Figure 1shows one form of construction of my said newly-constructed paint-brushin transverse vertical section and Without bristles. Fig. 2 is atransverse vertical section of a modified form with bristles in lace.Fig. 3 shows a top view of the turne -over edge of the band of a widebrush having but one central partition, the edge being shorter than thelength of the chamber or area within the band.

Like reference-letters denote like parts in all figures.

The object of my invention is to improve the construction of brushesused for varnishing, painting, calcimining, and like work. It is awell-known fact that the bristles of such brushes in the present stateof the art are liable to come out and that much expense is incurred inthe manufacture of such brushes to secure the bristles to the handle.-

The aim of my invention is to overcome the said difficulties and tocheapen the labor and cost of construction of brushes. I attain saiddesirable end in substantially the following way, namely:

The handle of the brush is indicated by reference-letter a. At the endof the handle is a wide metal band or ferrule b, into which the handleis inserted, the handle passing about half-Way through said band.

The part of the handle which is Within the band is indicated by theletters a a. The remaining half of said band receives the bristles, andin order that the bristles may be more securely held I turn inwardly orin any suitable manner thicken that edge of the band which is farthestfrom the handle, as shown at o. By said means the open area within saidband is constricted. whereby the bristles are held more firmly.

Within that part of the ferrule which receives the bristles are providedpartitions d, the outer edges of which are also enlarged, as shown at ein Fig. 1 and at e in Fig.2. The enlarged outer edges of partitions (1cooperate with the enlarged edges of the ferrule to constrict theopening therein and to thereby aid in holding the bristles. Where thebrush-head is thin, a single partition 01 may fill the centerlongitudinally, as shown in Fig. 3. Suitable pins f pass through theshell and septums or partitions d to hold said parts together and to thehead, and pins 9 fasten the band I) to the head of the brush-handle. Aconstricted area for bristles is thus formed by means of theenlargements c, e, and a, and at the same time a greater space is leftin the ferrule below said enlargements, which is'necessary, because itis a well-known fact that the butt-end of a bristle is the largest indiameter, and thereby is diminished or entirely overcome the loss ofbristles from the brush-head.

What I claim is- The combination with a brush-handle provided with ahead having its opposite ends of like dimensions and outline, of a bandaround and extending beyond said head having its outer edge inturned andpartitions Within said band having enlarged edges of the same height assaid band and bristles retained within the strictured area formed bysaid edges.

ERNST MELCHIOR.

Witnesses:

MORRIS H. EDELSON, Onns'rnn L. PERRIN.

